Fifty American academics, practitioners, and researchers representing a wide spectrum of medical, surgical, and rehabilitative expertise contribute 31 chapters to a general guide and reference designed for the busy clinician. The chapters cover the most common medical problems and health care issues that clinicians encounter on a daily basis when caring for adults with neurologic disabilities such as spinal cord injury, traumatic brain injury, stroke, multiple sclerosis, and cerebral palsy. The opening chapter provides a general overview of aging with a neurological disability; the remaining chapters are organized alphabetically by topic for easy navigation through the text in a clinical setting. Each chapter covers basic information about pertinent anatomy, physiology, pathophysiology, patient assessment, and practical treatment advice; the majority of chapters also contain sections on patient safety and patient education. Annotation ©2009 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)